Using Literature in English Language Education: Challenging Reading for 8–18 Year Olds

Janice Bland’s edited collection, Using Literature in English Language Education: Challenging Reading for 8–18 Year Olds is, as stated in the Introduction, based on the thesis that the aesthetic value of literature and the universe of content it offers provide an abundant resource ‘wherever the school curriculum requires meaningful content in addition to focusing on the language itself’ (p. 21). This, one would hope, would be the case in any and...